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M4 collision near Hungerford involving diesel tanker and van





According to Bob Mitchell, the manager of Red Watch at Newbury Fire Station, who was at the scene, firefighters from four local stations were sent to the collision, between Membury Services and junction 15 westbound, due to the possible risk of fire from the diesel tanker, carrying 40 tonnes of fuel.
Firefighters were called at 8.15am, including one engine from Newbury, another from Hungerford, a third from Ramsbury and the heavy rescue unit from Tilehurst - a total 20 firefighters.
“The tanker was a bit damaged - but luckily the fuel wasn’t leaking,” said Mr Mitchell.
The male passenger of the transit van was trapped and firefighters spent an hour at the incident cutting him out.
According to James Keating-Wilkes of South Central Ambulance, a double manned ambulance was called at 8.02am to the scene.
A male patient was taken to the Great Western Hospital, Swindon, with head injuries.
The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance was scrambled, but unable to land, due to cloud cover.
The ambulance service's hazard area response team was also initially called to the incident, but called off, after it had been established no diesel was leaking from the tanker.
The transit van driver was described as walking wounded and the tanker driver was unhurt.
Two lanes of the motorway were closed during the incident, which remained open throughout.



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